Washing machine



F. V. LANTZ WASHING MACHINE June 30, 1925.

Filed Dec. 1, 1921' Patented June 30, 1925.

[ UNITED STATES FRANK V. LANTZ, F MCARTHUR, OHIO.

WASHING MACHINE.

Application filed December 1, 1921. SeriaLNo. 519,268 I To all whom itmay concern;

Be it known that I, FRANK V. LANTZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mo- Arthur, in the county of Vinton, State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Vilashing Machine, of whichthe following isaspecification.

This invention relates to machines designed primarily for washingfabrics, one of the objects of the invention being to provide aforaminous cylinder for holding fabrics, this cylinder being mounted forrotation within a container supplied with 'cleans'ing fluid so that thefabrics will be thoroughly agitated within the fluid and quicklycleaned.

Another object is to provide a cylinder which can be readily placed inor removed from its container, there being driving mechanism forrotating the cylinder readily.

A further object is to provide driving means which can be disengagedquickly from the cylinder so as to allow the cylinder to be removed forthe purpose, of cleaning it.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope ofwhat is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionshown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings- Figure 1 is a central vertical section takenlongitudinally through the housing of the machine, the cylinder beingshown in elevation.

Figure 2 is an elevation of a portion of one end of the machine.

Figure 3 is an enlarged elevation of the movable bearing bar of thedrive mechanism, one position of the bar being indicated by dottedlines.

Figure 4: is a detail View of one of the bearings for the trunnions.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates acontainer provided with a cover 2 preferably hinged as at 3 and whichmay be provided with a handle 4. This cover has a steam vent 5 normallyclosed by a safety valve 6 whereby when steam pressure within thestructure becomes v.

excessive the valve willopen automatically.

Secured to the inner faces of the ends of the container are bearingmembers 7 substantially V-shaped as indicatedin Figured and designed toengage and support trunnions 8extending from the heads of acy1- inder.9, thus to support the cylinder for rotation in the container. A' gear10 is ar-, ranged at one end of the cylinder and concentric with one ofthe trunnions. The cylinder is provided with a movable cover 11 whichcan besecured in place byajsuitable fastener such'as indicated, at i 12'1 Secured along the upper edge of one end of the container is a strip13 having a laterally extending ear 14 adjacent one end for engagementby a pivot bolt 15 extending transversely through the strip 13.Pivotally mounted on this bolt and between the strip 13 and the ear 14is a movable strip 16 provided with an angular extension 17 at its freeend. This extension is adapted to be engaged by a pivoted dog 18 asshown in Figure 3 so as thus to hold the strip 16 in lower position. Abearing 19 is formed on or secured to the strip 16 and journaled thereinis a shaft 20 adapted to extend through a notch 21 in the lower edge ofone end of the cover 2. A stop strip 14' is extended from the lower edgeof the strip 13 and serves to lap the strip 16 and limit the downwardmovement of said strip relative to the strip 13. A gear 22 is connectedto the inner end of shaft 20 and is adapted to mesh with the gear 10. Acrank arm or the like indicated at 23 is provided at the outer end ofthe shaft 20 whereby the gear can be rotated.

When the cover 2 is raised the strip 16 can be swung upwardly andbackwardly, thus shifting the gear 22 out of mesh with gear 10. Cylinder9 can then be removed by lifting the trunnions 8 out of the bearings 7.When the cylinder is in position in the container 1 and the cover 2 israised the cover 11 of the cylinder can be opened, fabrics placed withinthe cylinder and the cover then closed. Cleansing fluid can be placed inthe container 1, the strip 16 swung downwardly so as to be locked by thedog 18, and the cover 2 lowered so that the notch 21 therein will beback of and closed by the bearing 19. V

The peripheral portion of the cylinder is preferably made of a strongmetal fabric so that water can circulate there'through freely; 7

Thus aftertht iabricshave been laces in 7 smallerthan the gear 10 sothatthe cylinder Will be rotated at a reduced speed.

It will be seen thatth'e structure can be cleaned. readily and as it isformed of very :fizt; it foafiiiot easily get out of order. The f m iifr1- 5 11 be needs-S's wash boiler byi iaingdt ona sto'v so thatthey'vater within the coiit a iner cifibe boiled 'Whilethe cylinder isbeing rotated therein.

Whatis claimed is Iii a Washing machine, the combination with acontainer for holding a cleansing fluid and a cover moyably mounted onthe container, of a foraminousf cylinder mounted for rotation Within thecontainer, a stationa'ry 'Strip'fiXedIy con' ected to one end of thecbhtaihr, asa extending upwva'rdly from the bottom thereof, a movablestrip piVo'tally connected to the stationarystrip and normally lapped byand bearing against the. stop, a shaft journaled in the movable strip,an angular extension'depending from one. end of said movable strip,adogpjv i ally mounted on the container and vadapted to gravitate toposition over the extension tov hold the movable strip in position uponthe stop, a gear on the cylinder, and=ajear on the shaft normallymeshing With the cylinder gear and adapted to be held iii-mesh,

l/Vitn'esses:

L. L. LEACH,

S. Cox.

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